Bury the Hatchet

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🗓️ Idiom: Bury the Hatchet (v)

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💬 Meaning

• To make peace or reconcile after a disagreement or conflict.
• It means to forget past arguments or resentment and restore a friendly relationship.

🧠 Example Sentences

• After years of not speaking, the two business partners finally buried the hatchet and started collaborating again.
• They decided to bury the hatchet for the sake of the team’s success.
• Sometimes, you just have to let go of old grudges and bury the hatchet.

🏛️ Origin

This idiom originates from Native American traditions, where tribal leaders would bury weapons (like a hatchet) as a symbolic act of peace during negotiations or treaties.

📝 Practice Exercises

1. Fill in the blank:

After months of tension, the two colleagues agreed to __________ and work together professionally.

Answer

bury the hatchet

2. Choose the correct meaning of “bury the hatchet”:

A) To hold a grudge
B) To declare war
C) To make peace and end a conflict

Answer

C) To make peace and end a conflict

3. Rewrite the sentence using the idiom:

“They ended their argument and made peace with each other.” → Change the sentence using: bury the hatchet

Answer

They buried the hatchet and made peace with each other.

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